Hollmann & Konitz’s Masterpiece Skewers Corporate Greed & Classism by Mary Lou Herlihy “Urinetown” just turned 25. My first time and I LOVED it! The 2001 Tony award winning musical displays incredible staying power. A greedy corporation’s exploitation of the poor is ripped right from today’s headlines Kudos to Director and Choreographer Isaiah Tyrelle…
Pamela Gaye Walker Embraces, Illuminates Painful Memories by Mary Lou Herlihy Attics are mysterious, sometimes scary places, crowded with memories. We find Penelope (Pamela Gaye Walker’s onstage persona) rummaging through what she describes as “the attic of my mind.” The stage is her attic and Walker covers every inch. In a lovely, red embroidered…
Geetha Reddy’s Comedy Mixes Indian & U.S. Outrages by Mary Lou Herlihy A funny and deeply thoughtful new comedy by Geetha Reddy zigzags its way to a playful crescendo. “The Employee Dharma Handbook” had me in stitches and got me thinking about the insidiousness of social pecking orders. In Reddy’s play, modern capitalist hierarchy…
Yvonne Martinez Incites US to Be Brave Again by Mary Lou Herlihy “Scabmuggers” is full of passion. Spontaneous applause and snapping fingers make it clear—this play is about democracy. WE THE PEOPLE must continually and actively ask: “Which side are you on?” Playwright Yvonne Martinez tells her story about fighting to be treated with…